Rien ne s'arrête
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Rien ne s'arrête is the name of a compilation by the French
singer Patricia Kaas
. It was released in 2001 and achieved a good success in various countries.
, Scène de vie
, Je te dis vous
, Dans ma chair
, Le Mot de passe
). However, there are several exceptions : the singles "Elle voulait jouer cabaret" and "Regarde les riches" are not available on this compilation, "Mademoiselle chante le blues" and "Les chansons commencent" were recorded in a live version during the 2000 Le Mot de passe tour, there is a live cover of Barbara's song "L'Aigle noir", "Il me dit que je suis belle" is in its single version, and a new song with eponymous title, "Rien ne s'arrête", features as the first track.
(Wallonia), debuting at #6 on November 3, 2001, before climbing to #3, its highest position, the week after. Even if it almost kept on dropping thereafter, it managed to stabilize for 14 weeks in the top 20. It was ranked #36 on the End of the Year Chart.
In Switzerland
, the album started at #23 on November 4, 2001, then reached its peak position, #14, before almost dropping every week. It totaled nine weeks in the top 50 and 14 weeks in the top 100. It was certified Gold disc the same year.
In France
, the album entered the compilations chart at #2 on October 27, 2001 and stayed there for another week. It dropped slowly on the chart, totaling seven weeks in the top ten. It disappeared from the chart on the edition of March 2, 2002. It achieved Platinum status.
The best of achieved a moderate success in Germany
, peaking at #39, and in Finland
, where it was charted for a single week at #38.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas is a French singer and actress.Kaas is a very successful French-speaking singer, with an International following...
. It was released in 2001 and achieved a good success in various countries.
Background
This compilation was the first one released by the singer. It debuted on October 22, 2001 and was published by her record company, Sony BMG. As indicates on the cover with the mention '1987-2001', the album, actually a best of, contains all Kaas' songs released as singles from her first five studio albums (Mademoiselle chante...Mademoiselle chante...
Mademoiselle chante... is the name of an album recorded in 1987 by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her debut album and was precedeed by the hit singles "Mademoiselle chante le blues" and "D'Allemagne".- Background :...
, Scène de vie
Scène de vie
Scène de vie is a studio album recorded by the French artist Patricia Kaas. It was her second album and was released in 1990. It confirmed the singer's potential, reaching the top of the albums chart in France.-Background:...
, Je te dis vous
Je te dis vous
Je te dis vous is the name of an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was released in 1993 and achieved a huge success in many countries.-Background and writing:...
, Dans ma chair
Dans ma chair
Dans ma chair is the name of an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was released in 1997 and achieved success in many countries.-Background and writing:...
, Le Mot de passe
Le Mot de passe
Le Mot de passe is the name of an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her fifth successful studio album and was released in 1999. It was well charted in many countries, including France and Belgium....
). However, there are several exceptions : the singles "Elle voulait jouer cabaret" and "Regarde les riches" are not available on this compilation, "Mademoiselle chante le blues" and "Les chansons commencent" were recorded in a live version during the 2000 Le Mot de passe tour, there is a live cover of Barbara's song "L'Aigle noir", "Il me dit que je suis belle" is in its single version, and a new song with eponymous title, "Rien ne s'arrête", features as the first track.
Chart performances
The album was generally well-received in the charts. It featured for 18 weeks in BelgiumBelgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
(Wallonia), debuting at #6 on November 3, 2001, before climbing to #3, its highest position, the week after. Even if it almost kept on dropping thereafter, it managed to stabilize for 14 weeks in the top 20. It was ranked #36 on the End of the Year Chart.
In Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, the album started at #23 on November 4, 2001, then reached its peak position, #14, before almost dropping every week. It totaled nine weeks in the top 50 and 14 weeks in the top 100. It was certified Gold disc the same year.
In France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, the album entered the compilations chart at #2 on October 27, 2001 and stayed there for another week. It dropped slowly on the chart, totaling seven weeks in the top ten. It disappeared from the chart on the edition of March 2, 2002. It achieved Platinum status.
The best of achieved a moderate success in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, peaking at #39, and in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, where it was charted for a single week at #38.
Track listings
| # | Title | Length | Album |
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| 1. | "Rien ne s'arrête" (C.Vié / D.Manet) |
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| 2. | "D'Allemagne" (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernheim - D.Barbelivien) |
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Mademoiselle chante... Mademoiselle chante... Mademoiselle chante... is the name of an album recorded in 1987 by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her debut album and was precedeed by the hit singles "Mademoiselle chante le blues" and "D'Allemagne".- Background :... |
| 3. | "Mon mec à moi Mon mec à moi "Mon mec à moi" is the name of a 1987 song recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her third single from her debut studio album, Mademoiselle chante..., on which it features as first track, and her fourth single overall... " (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernheim) |
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Mademoiselle chante... |
| 4. | "Quand Jimmy dit" (D.Barbelivien - F.Bernheim / D.Barbelivien) |
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Mademoiselle chante... |
| 5. | "Mademoiselle chante le blues Mademoiselle chante le blues "Mademoiselle chante le blues" is the name of a 1987 song recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her first single from her debut studio album, Mademoiselle chante..., on which it features as ninth track, and her second single overall... " (live) (D.Barbelivien - B.Medhi / D.Barbelivien) |
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Mademoiselle chante... / Ce sera nous |
| 6. | "Les hommes qui passent Les hommes qui passent "Les Hommes qui passent" is a 1990 song recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her first single from her second studio album, Scène de vie, on which it features as sixth track, and her seventh single overall... " (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernheim) |
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Scène de vie Scène de vie Scène de vie is a studio album recorded by the French artist Patricia Kaas. It was her second album and was released in 1990. It confirmed the singer's potential, reaching the top of the albums chart in France.-Background:... |
| 7. | "Les Mannequins d'osier" (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernheim) |
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Scène de vie |
| 8. | "Kennedy Rose" (E.Depardieu / F.Bernheim - D.Barbelivien) |
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Scène de vie |
| 9. | "Entrer dans la lumière" (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernheim) |
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Je te dis vous Je te dis vous Je te dis vous is the name of an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was released in 1993 and achieved a huge success in many countries.-Background and writing:... |
| 10. | "Il me dit que je suis belle Il me dit que je suis belle "Il me dit que je suis belle" is the name of a 1993 song recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her second single from her third studio album, Je te dis vous, on which it features as fifth track, and her 12th single overall... " (single version) (S.Brewski) |
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Je te dis vous |
| 11. | "Ceux qui n'ont rien" (D.Barbelivien - F.Bernheim / D.Barbelivien) |
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Je te dis vous |
| 12. | "Quand j'ai peur de tout" (D.Warren - J.J.Goldman / D.Warren) |
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Dans ma chair Dans ma chair Dans ma chair is the name of an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was released in 1997 and achieved success in many countries.-Background and writing:... |
| 13. | "Je voudrais la connaître" (J.J.Goldman) |
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Dans ma chair |
| 14. | "L'Aigle noir" (live) (Barbara) |
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Rendez-vous |
| 15. | "Ma Liberté contre la tienne" (D.Golemanas / P.Obispo) |
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Le Mot de passe Le Mot de passe Le Mot de passe is the name of an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her fifth successful studio album and was released in 1999. It was well charted in many countries, including France and Belgium.... |
| 16. | "Une Fille de l'Est" (J.J.Goldman) |
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Le Mot de passe |
| 17. | "Les Chansons commencent" (live) (J.J.Goldman) |
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Ce sera nous |
| 18. | "Mon Chercheur d'or" (D.Golemanas / P.Obispo) |
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Le Mot de passe |
Editions
- Strictly Confidential / EMI Music Publishing : "Rien ne s'arrête"
- Back to Paris / Zone Music : "D'Allemagne", "Mon Mec à moi", "Quand Jimmy dit", "Les Hommes qui passent", "Kennedy Rose"
- Back to Paris / Catalogue Moi-Music : "Mademoiselle chante le blues"
- ADN Music / MDG Productions : "Les Mannequins d'osier"
- Pole Music / Good Good Music : "Entrer dans la lumière", "Ceux qui n'ont rien",
- JRG Editions Musicales / Note de blues : "Il me dit que je suis belle"
- Realsongs / EMI (ASCAP) : "Quand j'ai peur de tout"
- JRG Editions Musicales : "Je voudrais la connaître", "Une Fille de l'Est", "Les Chansons commencent"
- Warner-Chappell Music Publishing : "L'Aigle noir"
- Sony-ATC Music Publishing : "Ma Liberté contre la tienne", "Mon Chercheur d'or"
Recording
- Mastering : Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound (New York), except "Rien ne s'arrête" : Tim Young at Metropolis (London)
- Photo : André Rau / H&K
- Design : FKGB
- Management : I.T.C. - Zurich, Switzerland (Cyril Prieur, Richard Walter)
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Gold | 25,000 | |
| France | Platinum | 2002 | 300,000 |
| Switzerland | Gold | 2002 | 20,000 |
Charts
| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 3 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 38 |
| French Compilations Chart | 2 |
| German Albums Chart | 39 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 14 |
| End of year chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 36 |